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What are business reports and proposals Types of reports and proposals The various components of reports and proposals Format and layout of reports and proposals
Reports
Derived from Latin word- reportare- meaning to
bring back
t is usually a piece of factual writing! based on
'eport( To record an e)periment $%rimary 'esearch 'eport* Laboratory 'eport( To record research findings or technical specifications $a report on the details of a new product( To document schedules! timetables! and milestones $a report on a long term plan( To document current status $an inspection report( To record and clarify comple) information for future reference $a report on policies and procedures(
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To present information to a large number of people
$annual report( To present organi"ed information on a particular topic $a report describing the working of various divisions of an organi"ation( To recommend actions that can be considered in solving certain problems $recommendatory report(
organi"ations# 'eports help the authorities in planning new ventures and in evaluating men and material# 'eports are an important means of information dissemination within and outside the organi"ation# 'eports serve as a measure of the growth! progress! or success of an organi"ation# 'eports serve as a valuable repository of information# 'eports reveal gaps in thinking# .'eports develop certain skills in the writer#
- %eople affected by the actions the primary audiences would take in response to the report report and getting it to the right people
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Perso$+3 Observ+tio$
-,eeing with a purpose -.hief source of :st hand inf# -'ecogni"ing B 'ecording inf# -Forming 5ental mpression
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nformation is of routine nature +nly brief answer is re9uired ,mall no# of people to be contacted ,aves time on traveling ,ome feed back possible $not effective( nf# 5ay not be representative 7)pensive $Long distance( 5isinformation hard to defect
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.onversation with a purpose To obtain 9ualitative data To supplement the inf# collected through other methods To get e)act details To have a feel of the answers so as to draw better
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Large no# of people cant be contacted Time consuming
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prior permission for recording ready with a strategy a list of 9uestions $open end( 9uestion
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/e alert while Listening /e accurate in recording Dont enter into an
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information from one department to another! making changes! alerting employees! solving a problem! etc# helps the administration in making decisions or solving some problems# includes analysis! conclusions and recommendations in addition to all the items of the inter-office memorandum# differs from a letter report in structure and style $more informal(# is shorter than a letter report and adopts a matter-of-fact 10 style#
Letter Report
8 is used for sending reports of a few pages to outsiders#
8 differs from a business letter in terms of organi"ation 8 does not contain inside address#
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Corpor+te Reports
,pecial kinds of reports brought up by public or
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Frontispiece Letter of Transmittal .opyright notice %reface ,ummary nde)
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ntroduction ,ummary Discussion .onclusion
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that led to the report -+rgani"ation of the report -2ighlights -,ignificance -1cknowledgements
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SUMMARY
7ntire report in a nutshell >-:ED of the report
to specialist nformation is both communication Aualitative and nformation is Aualitative Auantitative Do not include 5ay include certain illustrations illustrations
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.hronological ,patial * Directional Logical .omparative .ause @ 7ffect %roblem @ ,olution .ategorical * Topical %sychological
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Title Pa$e Ex) Summary Intro!u tion Statement of /ee! Pro0e t "es ription Pro0e t M$t Bu!$et Or$n) Info) Con lusion Appen!ix Spe ial Se tion
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Title& Proposal 'riter& Re ei(er& Or$n) !ate Um+rella Statement of t%e ase , summary O(er(ie- of t%e entire proposal Pro+lem statement "etails of %o- t%e pro0e t -ill +e implemente! an! e(aluate! S %e!ules 2inan ial !es ription of t%e pro0e t , explanatory notes 3istory& $o(ernin$ stru ture& primary a ti(ities& au!ien es , ser(i es Summary of proposals main points A!!itional material Any ot%er se tion spe ifi to t%e pro0e t in 6uestion
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case of problem and who is responsible for what '%at : what needs to be done * delivered! what can customer e)pect B what will it cost '%ere : where will the work be done * delivered 3o- : how work will be done! deployed! managed! risks mitigated '%en : when is the start! key milestones! completion B payment due '%y: why the chosen approaches B alternatives! why customer should select the proposal writer
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